Which countries recognise Palestine as an independent state?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Seven EU countries took the step before joining the Union: Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Hungary Romania Poland Slovakia A number of other European Union members, including Slovenia and Malta, have indicated their intention to recognise the state of Palestine. In February, President Emmanuel Macron said recognising a Palestinian state was “not a taboo for France,” adding “we owe it to the Palestinians whose aspirations have been trampled for too long.” Among the G20, a group of world’s major economies, ten countries recognised the state of Palestine. These are: Argentina Brazil China India Indonesia Mexico Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa Turkey Nine countries in the G20, including the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea do not. In a statement carried by the official Wafa news agency, Mr Abbas said Norway’s decision will enshrine “the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination” and support efforts to bring about a two-state solution with Israel.